The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-01-13

! last week. In attempting TO eros
|. some broken ice the animal got caugh
S and perished before he was found.
Did you ever suffer the excrutiatin.
|. pangs of acute rheumatism? If yes
then you know how to sympathiz
with the senior editor in his presen
atfiiction.
Next Sunday evening Rev. Andrew
Wilson will give the fourth lecture o
the series on "What is Universslism
D and why am Universalist."
Now that Christmas and New Yea
are passed, Cupid has not such an ex
tensive business, as will be observed
from the number of marriage license.
granted the past week.
Letters remaining in the Postoffic
at Ravenna, Jan. 1lth,
Miss Eliza Bolan, Charles Kernis
Miss Inez Holcomb, M. P. care Fl. M
K, (2), Miss Emma Sloan, Mrs. L.
Sheply.
during the holiday vacation. He re.
turned Monday last to Burlington, VT
where he holds the position OfProfessOI
of Languages>in the Vermont Episco.
pal Institute.
During the year 1885 mortgages to
the amount of $52S, 77l.7 were record
ed in Portage county. and $342, ,463. .95
were cancelled. In 1886 $463, ,5S4. so
were recorded, and $468, ,34O.75 can.
celled.
The Shalersville Dramatic Club gave
an exhibition at the Intirmary last
Wednesday evening, for the benefit of
the people of that neighborhood and
the inmates of the Institution. A
sleigh load of young people from Rs.
VIENNA took in the performance and
were highly delighted.
Thursday evening last was the an
niversary of the marriage of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Douthitt, who reside on
Freedom street, ,and a goodly company
of young people from Aurora came
and took possession of their home, to
remind them of that fact. They
brought "lots of good things to eat,"
and all had good time.
On Thursday morning last about l
O'Clock, w. D. Maxwell, a young man
about % years of age. brakeman on
the &. & P. r. r., whose home is i'm
Wellsville, Ohio, while coupling cars
at Hudson, had the misfortune to have
his right hand caught between the
bumpers of two freight cars, smashing
his hand terribly, necessitating ampu-
tation at the wrist. DR.. w. w. White
of this city, who is surgeon for the
Co. at this place, performed the opera
ton.
The County Commissioners held
special session Monday to consider the
matter of leasing the County Infirm-
ary farm for mining purposes. No
definite action was taken in reference
to the matter, it being deferred until
the regular meeting in March next
Wm. Fox Il Son have leased some ad
joining lands, and we understand de
sire to lease the county land, and
should they do so, will begin pros
pecting for coal. Il the vein lately
discovered prove of sufficient extent to
warrant it, operations will be COM
menced at once.
Our Goblins. (which was produced
last night at the Fourteenth Street
Theatre, is one of the most excruciat-
ingly funny pieces of extravagant
speciality that we have seen upon any
metropolitan stage for long time. 1t
is of the "Tourist" and "Troubadour"
order, and is, brimfull of mirth- provok.
ing situations and song. In a word,
it is just the thing for those in search,
of fun, and is presented by a set of
artists, who are unapproachable in
in this line of business New York
Herald.
At a meeting of Portage Council,
lila. American Legion of Honor, held
Dec. 81, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: E. F.
Cox, Com; L. M. Potts, Vice Com;
R. l.. Phelps, Orator; D. E. Sharp,
Sec; J. s. Marvin, Collector; E. L.
Murfey, Treas Rev. r. M. Freshwa-
ter, Chaplain d. G. Roberts, Guide
F. L. Marvin, Warden c. l.. Coffman
Sentry 20. S. Williams, o. A. Bissell,
L. J. Towns, Trustees. Installation of
officers took place Jan. 4, 1887.
1t is pleasant surprise to see the
occasional trips of the snow plow for
the purpose of cleaning our walks 80
that their imrerfections in the way of
broken boards, defective boards, rot
ten boards, loose boards, boards at all
angles, and no boards at all, may with
pride be pointed out as an indication
that we are community of teetotalers
living soberiy, if not much given to
mending our ways. Perhaps those
having these matters in charge-we
refer to our board walks-might lay
ohOAA hO0ao toSCehCAJ UhCACOy III d
measure remedying these defects.
| On Friday morning last, Edward
Elliott, young man in the employ
of Charles Merits, was engaged in
drawing ice for his employer, and for
that purpose was using fine carriage
team, belonging to Mr.. Merits. While
crossing the Cleveland & Pittsburgh
railroad track, about one mile south of
this village. the sled and team were
struck by north bound ex press train,
killing one OF the horses outright and
severely injuring the other one.-
Young Elliott was walking some dis,
tance behind the team at the time,
consequently escaped unharmed. To
leave team to take its own course
at railroad crossing, thus jeopsrdiz